Silent Malibu
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- Did the new-for-1967 Chevy Camaro bite into Chevelle sales? Were all Chevelles Malibus? And what was a Chevelle B07 and could you get a big block 396 in a non-SS? All these questions - and more - get answered in this video.
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So I bought an abandoned Malibu! I drove 1400 miles just now and bought this Chevelle from Dale at Bernardston auto wrecking! Thanks for the video Steve! You reeled my in hook line and sinker!
My first car was a '66 Malibu that began life as a 6-cylinder Powerglide. When I got it, the previous owner had swapped in a 327 4-Speed with a 12 bolt posi rear. Due to the pernicious ignorance of youth, I sold it. Years and 3 jobs later, I got to talking cars with a workmate. Miraculously, he and his son bought that very car, swapped in a built LS6, put on some '68 SS Rally wheels, and raced it regularly! I was relieved to know it went on to an enthusiast. I've seen it since then not too far from where I live. It's my dream to buy it back someday.
I’ll never let this one go!!
Steve, I'm surprised you didn't mention that in the Malibu, one could order the 327/350hp engine, which was essentially the Corvette engine. The Corvette had 3 variants: 327/350; 327/365 (solid lifters and cam) and 327/375hp (solid lifters, cam and fuel injection) Back in those days, my brother and I were Corvette guys and were not big fans of the 396. I actually went to my local Chevy dealer in New Rochelle to price out a Malibu 2dr Htp with the 327/350, close ratio 4 speed and 373 gears with posi. Bucket seats and am/fm radio. The price was $2800, which was cheaper than buying an SS396. As I said, we were not big fans of the early 396 engines and we had many street races with our 327 cars against SS396 cars and blew them away. We never saw the more powerful 375 and 425hp version very often in 66 and 67 cars. Just wanted to share a trip down memory lane with you.
I know Curry was in Westchester, and Arroway in Katonah. I can't remember who the Chevrolet dealer was at that time in New Rochelle. I have some NOS OBS truck parts that a friend gave me that came from Arroway.
@@googleusergp I may be wrong as my memory is a little foggy but I remember Curry Chevrolet being in the Bronx on Bruckner Boulevard and Castle Hill Avenue before they moved to Westchester
@@HotRod-wv4vm Yes, they were in the Bronx. My friend was from the Bronx at one time and their website confirms that they did have a location there.
Hi Izzy Dizzy, I think you are correct. I had a coworker that had a regular 1967 Chevelle factory equipped just like you described. Please reply. Dave...
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My buddy Paul saw this and drove from texas last week and pulled it all the way back and is going to fix it up and drive it. He is posting everything on his channel .... neshpro.
It’s a runner! See it @ neshpro6521
Hoping you are back at it very soon Steve. We are all rooting for a full recovery, we need you. Thank you for everything you do to keep the car hobby interesting and alive.
I have a 1967 Malibu wagon with a 327 4bbl engine, standard brakes, Powerglide, and power steering. The original owner had worked for Chevrolet and ordered it when he worked there.
I bought this one after seeing this video!
Somehow I missed it on the first view, but you're right about the grill and tail light cap. Still here sir, still pulling and praying for you. ~ Chuck
The 67 Chevelle was one of the most popular years of the Chevelle. The SS cars restored bring big money. This Malibu in this video should be saved and brought back to its former glory. This car deserves a second life. These cars are worth saving.
I did actually buy this one!
Steve's library is sooo extensive. You must have multiple rooms of old magazines and books! No wonder you always have the facts to back up your videos! The job you and Shane do is truly something special. Thank you for bringing these videos (and material to back it up) to us every day. Best part of my day is watching your hard work and dedication to all thing's cars and trucks!
@mad mike👆👆
What amazes me is that Steve writes in these books.
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I had a maroon '65 Malibu 2 door hardtop with a 283 and Powerglide. I paid $200 for it in 1975. I got in an accident with it on a Friday night, went to the local junkyard on Saturday morning and installed a "new" white fender from the junkyard same day. I later traded the car for a bicycle.
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We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you soon
No doubt! I miss his addition to the hot rod world!
For those following, we know more about this car, as it was saved by YT'er "NeshPro". Here's what we know:
It was originally a 1967 Malibu two door Sport Coupe V8 car. The "36" in the VIN proves it was a V8 car, but it was not an "SS" as noted by Mr. Magnante. It was assembled in Framingham, MA.
NeshPro posted the tag and we now know that is a 1967 (67 on the tag), Malibu Sport Coupe V8 (13617, although some references say the "36" in the tag does not denote V8, but the "36" in the VIN does), made in Framingham, MA (FRA), made the second week of November 1966 (11B), had a Black imitation vinyl bench seat interior (761-A), and was Capri Cream upper and lower exterior paint (T-T). It had a tinted windshield (W), had a Powerglide two speed automatic (M, RPO code "M35"), and also had a rear antenna (S, RPO code "U73").
My parents had a green '66 "Malibu SS" that had a 283 and a Powerglide. My brother and I "inherited" it in the late 70s and, after a 350 swap and a reverse-manual valve-bodied 'Glide with a 3800 stall converter we had a lot of fun as teens in the early 80s. I was hoping Steve might talk more about the SS variant of the Malibu as well as that iconic coke-bottle styling and "tunnel back" roof design on these cars.
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Mike P.
In 1966 the Chevelle was either a Malibu or a Super Sport
But it was not both
All Super Sport cars had big block 396 engines , 4 speed Muncie and 12 bolt Posi rear end ,
The 66 Chevelle Super Sport was its own model
The 66 Chevelle Malibu was it's own model
So you had a 66 Chevelle Malibu
@@jimthomas1989 Whatever it was I bet it was a blast to drive!
@@jimthomas1989 Ours bore the factory quarter panel emblems shown here: www.ss396.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/TC-4210.jpg Perhaps this was a Canada-only thing?
@@neshpro6521 , I have no doubt it was a blast to drive as I first hand experience ,
As I own both a 136 Malibu 1966 with a 71 small block LT1 350 , 4 bolt main making 375hp , HEI distributor , 750cfm Holley carb. , Headers and dual exhaust ,11 inch clutch, 4 speed trans and 10 bolt rear ,
A 138 Super Sport 1966 with a built small block 327 , 12:1 forged pistons, forged steel Vette crank , in a 4 bolt main 350 block , aluminum intake,
1050 Holley carb , Headers , 450hp , Lakewood Blow Proof bell housing , 11 inch clutch , M-21 Muncie 4 speed trans , 12 bolt posi , pulls both front tires off the ground in 1st and 2nd gear , screams to the moon at 11,000rpm ,
Runs 5.5 sec@ 96mph in the 1/8 mile ,
Drag strip is actually less than 1/8 mile but every one calls it a 1/8 mile ,
Gets 3 miles to a gallon of gas ,
5 if I'm easy and I am Never easy ,
I have since changed carbs to a 750cfm but I have seen no changes in gas mileage ,
And you are 100% percent correct ,
They are a Blast to Drive , my Malibu is my daily driver !
But you should see my Third 66 Chevelle 138 Super Sport I'm building ,
A small block 327 pushing the 500 +hp
range ,
I also have 2 Camaro and 2 Nova ,
Yes they have 327 and 350 all with 4 speed trans , and a 1998 Chevy S-10 with a 350 and 350 auto trans ,
I been building small blocks for 40 years and they weigh less and Rev higher than any big block 396 ever thought about
It's amazing the amount of knowledge and history that you have. Than you for sharing your interesting and informative videos with us.
I get hooked watching and wanting the cars! That’s why I baiughg this one!
My parents had a 1965 Chevelle Malibu station wagon with a 283 V8 and a standard 3 speed column shift. It did have a radio but no ac and no power steering, no power brakes. It was still a good car.
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Yes , I had a 66 Malibu 4 door 283 2 speed power slide green in high school . Drove it into the ground but had a blast in it . Finally gave it to M + K Auto junk yard in Orange City FLA . They kept it for years and every time I'd go there for parts I would stop by my old car and reminisce about the good old days and all the fun I had in it . Vehicles DO play a big part in our lives !
Someone gave me a 1986 Camaro years back, it was a 2.8L Sport Coupe with T-tops. I parted some of it out, junked the rest and when the yard closed (I'd go there for parts for my stuff too), that car was there after the yard closed and weeds grew around it. Eventually, it was removed as they were going to build a Nascar track in the area, but it never materialized.
@@googleusergp Hi , G P . Funny , I never ran into you at M+K over the many years . I haven't been there in years now but get parts from Daytona U - Pull auto parts near town . Now a days they don't keep vehicles long but crush them to make room for newer models . Bummer !
@@daynadiggle8169 You wouldn't have---I'm not from Florida. LOL. Only time I go to FL is for work, and it's to Orlando/Winter Park.
@@googleusergp Yes , G P , I know both areas well , 'cept I stay the heck out of Orlando now ! That's a good place to get your head handed back to you like Bob Sagget did .
@@daynadiggle8169 We're at the hotel, out to dinner and out to the facility to do our work. Not much time for socializing, except for dinner out and we keep it light. I usually stay in one of the Marriott properties on North Augusta Drive.
Thanks Steve! You make ANY car that's long forgotten a very interesting video to watch with your knowledge, brilliant! Thank You Sir!
Glad you enjoyed it
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I used to own a '67 Chevelle 300 2 door that was originally ordered to be a drag car. Options it had: 327/275hp, M20 4spd, posi(with dealer installed 4:10s), air shocks, all windows tinted glass, rear speaker, am radio, dark green paint, black vinyl interior with head rests on it's bench seat. It was trailered home from the dealership, had tow bar brackets welded to the front frame rails and was raced until 1973, it was never licensed for the road in that time span. Then it was sold and went through multiple owners until I bought it in the late '80s. Naturally all the original drive train was long gone but I did find out at one time the original engine still existed then. It was a really neat car, very rare car.
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I always felt the same way about the 70 front and the 71 rear bumper. Quad head and taillights all around would look awesome
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I can't believe someone drove all the way from Texas to buy that thing
I know! I’m a nut job!!!
@neshpro6521 I seen where you said you had it running. Where can I see it? I'm curious about it.
@@markwilliams4525 neshpro6521 is my TH-cam channel
Thank you Steve Get well soon
Factory air shocks as an option. I didn't know that existed. Big block 69 4 door Police car. That would be fun/nostalgic to run around in... I learned two more thing in the class room this morning. Thanks Steve. Keep it up. Like button energized.
I owned a '73 LeMans Grand Prix GT that had that same air-shock setup. It was already non-functional when I bought it in 1975.
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@@patrikpeensaar2147 bad boys bad boys…
Thanks Steve! 66-67 Chevelles were some of the cleanest designs ever to come from Detroit (to me, anyway). Then with the big block option, though not on this one - still sad to see it in the junkyard. Totally agree on the front end/back end of the two years seeming to be confused, for lack of a better word.
@zzzoo2👆👆
@Russ Sabourin oh dang - I fixed it.
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I wish I could put that neglected Malibu in my garage and show it the love it deserves.
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@@neshpro6521 congrats on saving this Chevelle. You will never regret it. Enjoy showing and driving this car.
@@willyschmitt5665 thx I’m having a good time with it!
Another great video, I always-and continue-to learn things from you Steve. I'm also relearning things from my days watching Barrett Jackson for you.
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My project is a 68 el Camino / Chevell / Malibu. I found a vortec 350 out of a 96 Chevy work truck and a turbo 350 all fits nicely. I found bucket seats from a 66 Chevell. 15” aluminum rally rims. I’m almost 59 years old and don’t think I’ll ever spend enough money on her. It will bury the speedometer in a half a second. Oh. I just bought a band new eldebroc 650 cfm carb. Still needs a lot of work but I can at least drive it
Nice! I bought this one! I put on a aluminum intake and edelbrock carb!
Morning Steve, my first car was a 67 Malibu, the car was real clean!!! It was gold with a white top!! Be safe!! God Bless!!
@Michael Guinn👆👆
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My grandparents' best friend had a black 67 396, they went on many trips together with them in that car. When they sold the car around 1976 his nephew bought it and I still wonder where it is today!
My best friend has a triple black 396 4 speed down in Oklahoma. Unfortunately he passed away earlier this year and it's now in his boy's hands. Idk the purchase history but from what i know about the car is that is very rare. ✌️ from Iowa
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I think 67 was pretty much the pinnacle as far as looks for many manufactures.
I think '71 was pinnacle for looks for cars....1971 Chevelle with round tail lights, 1971 Camaro with split bumper, 1971 Plymouth Cuda with cheese grater grill, 1971 Mustang and Torino, etc.
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I remember adding "high jacker" air shocks to fit some L60 15's "jacked up" it somehow made the car faster back in the day- i have owned almost every year chevelle 66 and 70 being my favorites good video steve!
Yup, Gabriel "Hi-Jackers". It came with the rabbit decal in the box. My 1983 Snap On KRA59F toolbox has that decal on the side. I got the box like that from a coworker. The price was right, it was free with tools inside and on top of a 1981 Craftsman lower rollaway, also with tools in it. It's in my workshop property now, along with other Craftsman tool storage company.
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Oooo yeah. Love them Chevelles!
Yep! Me too so I bought it!
My first car. A 67 Mailbu with 283 and powerglide
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Great work sir Thank you!!!
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FYI, this 'Telegram me' reply that posters are getting is a scam. Not sure what the purpose of it is but just disregard. I noticed this on the Dennis Collins channel too. Funny how stupid people always manage to weasel their way into good things and try to ruin it.
Good man, it's everywhere.
Give them your ex wife's info
It is sucks. The people doing this need to be canned in the middle of town hall
U know like 80% of society is dumb and only know how to scam people very few people in this world are actually intelligent and honest
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Enjoy and appreciate the auto history crawls. Many Thanks Steve!
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The 1969 Chevelle is the dream for me.
Great content! Thanks Steve!
Glad you liked it!
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@@neshpro6521 Subscribed!!
@@projectinlinesix thanks
We had a light yellow '67 300 wagon w/dog dishes. Pretty car.
Very cool!
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❤Junk yard gold!
Cool show! I love this car! I bought it last year after watching the video!
Later model intake. No fill tube.
Yup ..
Along with that bigger alternator bracket on the other side and no stamped valve covers ..
A bit more # s runnin and the truth is told .
Probably a bit later swap .👊🏼
Another great video! I'm a chevy guy, so I enjoy the chevy videos, but I watch others as well. Selling parts for a living, I find them very informative. Thanks Steve !!!
@johnny fett👆👆
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I’ve always felt the same way about the ‘69 and ‘71 Chevelle’s - combine the ‘69 front treatment and the ‘71 tail treatment and you’d have the perfect styling masterpiece!
The ‘69 tail end is ok, but there’s just something about the round taillight detail of the ‘71 - ‘72 models that I have always loved!
I've thought the same about the '70 front and '71 rear. 4 headlights and 4 taillights on the same car would be a good look over the rectangular taillights that were on the '70.
@@billding3205 My thoughts exactly. I've always wondered what they were thinking when they didn't put the 4 lights both front and back.
Love the round lights, something about them just grabs me, my brother had 3 or 4 72's...my "Chevelle" was 72 skylark lol. I only like the round tail lights..it's my choice and I don't care what you think.
I never really liked the round taillights on the 71 & 72. The 70 was really the last good looking chevelle with the dual headlights and squared tail lights.
@@willstikken5619 Then you never saw them in the dark.
I've owned a Fremont built convertible for 35 years. 6 cyl,powerglide,tilt wheel ,manual top . Gold/Gold . Not fast but dependable . Purchased new at Lew Williams Chevrolet,Sacramento Ca. She has always been in Ca. $2,700.00 new
Top down price goes up!
Man I always loved the style of that car! My brother in law had one! With the big block! Now he modified his back then! It also had a Muncie 4 speed manual! Now I don’t know if that was factory or he just added the transmission later. I liked that car so much! That in the mid 80s I built a Revell 1/24 scale model of that car. As a matter of fact! I still have it! Great video Steve!
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My favorite year, great video!
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I had the 67 Malibu with the 283 and power glide. Probably my favorite car I've ever owned. Manual brakes and steering. That same color blue too. It was a rust bucket but it was the easiest car to work on. I miss that car like crazy.
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That junk yard has some cool stuff, even if it's rusty Newengland vehicles. As usual, good program!
@Ken Lamb👆👆
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Keep at it Steve! Love the Junk Yard Crawl!
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You literally answered my question. Thank you Steve
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Used to walk to work as a teen past 3 sparking Malibu wagons that one guy owned and washed almost everyday. Walked past a 70 mach1 for a few grand around the same time but it was sans drivetrain and I was only changin tires and oil back then. It was a fastback. Always liked those. Still kickin myself.
@Napalm Holocaust👆👆👆
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Over the years I've owned two 66's. My first one was a Malibu 327 4 speed with console. Second one was a SS 396 4 speed with a bench seat and tilt colum. Also had factory air bags in the rear springs and a ugly factory clock bolted to the top of the dash.
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Great video Steve hope you’re doing well!
Love Chevelles. And I really enjoy learning about police specials and odd ball configurations. I wish I was alive in the 60's and 70's.
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Excellent video Steve, very knowledgeable and well done
Indeed! I bought this car after watching the video see it @neshpro6521
@@neshpro6521 awesome I will check it out!
@@Wrenchingwithray thanks
My friend had a 67 SS 396 powerglide light yellow.... ive owned my 64 malibu for ever !! Radio delete ! Its has one of the cleanest original dashes not repop ive seen in an early malibu.. thanks for sharing
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@@neshpro6521 cool !!
@@rixkafer56 Steve really sold it on the video! He had me at rust!
@@neshpro6521 lol almost anything can be repaired if you're willing and its worth it to you ... happy holidays
@@rixkafer56 you too thanks
Really cool steve. I have been getting alot of the late 60s malibus in my shop lately. They are catching fire now. I guess all the chevells are sold. Lol. ✌️
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Friend of mine scored a SS396 4-speed but drove it almost meekly. It became apparent he didn't know what he had bought so one night I offered to show him and he accepted! Well, that first launch was impressive to say the least but even better was my friend yelled "Do it again!" So now that I had a feel for the beast I was able to give it a proper launch and my friend was giddy with pleasure. If I remember right he didn't keep the car very long and I think we now know why.
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Even as a New England "rust bomb" I'm still in love!!! Great video, Mags! Road Noise channel "approved"!!!
Hey Tom, Road Noise is looking good!
@@SteveMagnante Thanks, man. Still in "baby steps" mode, but at least I'm out of the crib (I think). Grind on!!!
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Hi Steve great vid as usual. I'm surprised there so many great parts left on this Malibu. This car must be buried deep in the junkyard. Namaste Steve 🙏🏼
@Chris Scearce👆👆
I thought it was odd that Steve would reply this early in the morning. Now I don't know him other than reading his articles and TV programming auctions and his TH-cam channel. Comments reply back and forth. *******SCAMMERS ALERT**********. No not Steve but the telegram reply is a scammer.. they are not associated with any TH-cam channel host. You may already know this so this is just to help anybody who sees that telegram invite. They're just after information money whatever they can scan from the unsuspecting TH-cam viewer commentator or subscriber. FYI.
@@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525 Hey dude what's happening? Yes I'm aware of the many scams in the comment section. I take great pride in flagging these POS's to TH-cam. I'm on a lot of financial channels and they are loaded with them. Namaste bro 🤙🏼
@@chrisscearce maybe it'll help a few who see it for the first time and wonder what it's about. Maybe on the financial channels they've been scamming longer. But on the auto channels I'm going to say maybe 8 months ago was first time I noticed them and the guy your reference I don't know why I bet it quotes him. But a lot of people follow him. So I don't watch or comment on the financial advice channels. But thanks for the shout out.
Hi Guys, THANKS for the heads-up on the boring "telegram scam" crud that seeps in every once in a while. -Steve Magnante
My mom had a 66with 283 Powerglide,2 door. She bought it as a 10 year old used car. What I remember from the 70s is, a 10 year old car was alot older than a 10 year old car now. Not that the Malibu was junk but it was dated.
@MrSwinger1👆👆
Our family got a 73 Duster around 1979. By current standards it had the appearance of a car at least 3 times as old.
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Hey Steve you rock! Keep up the good work 👍
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Wow. It's got the original 283, which was one of Chevy's best small block engines. With the 2 speed PG tranny that would fly on full throttle "kick down". My dad was a fire fighter. We had a '64 four door Belair sedan with this identical drive train. He had a fire monitor radio, with vacuum tubes mounted on the hump with a steel whip antenna on the rear bumper corner. We ran fire calls and I was navigator. We would pull out on the " freeway" and " put the hammer down ". 0 to 75 mph in 10 seconds. The speed limit was 75 back then, and that " little 283 would roar like a lion when dad hit " passing gear! Interestingly, mom would take us to school, and she drove it like a little old lady. I remember when it was cold outside, the power glide would howl and whine like a wild coyote. Also there was a green light on the dash board that lit up when the engine was really cold. When it would go out, the PG would stop whining, and mom could turn on the heater for warmth. Thanks Steve for another great junkyard crawl review. I wouldn't mind seeing someone fixing this one up, especially since it's so unmolested.
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the only time I want a radio is when I have a 6 banger LoL 🤣
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As always, thanks.
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Great video Steve You always deliver great content Just when I think I know a make and model You come up with a new factoid ! Thanks
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It’s refreshing to see the 300s and Malibu’s at car events. Seems like everyone has the SS396 there, certainly more than Chevy built.
@Robby Augtel👆👆
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Sad to see it in that condition. I have always been a fan of 1960s and early 1970s Chevelles and Novas. My first car, at age 16 in 1975 was a 1963 Nova SS which I inherited from my dad, who unfortunately passed away that year. It came with a straight six and a powerglide. I built a 283 for it, which originally came from a mid '60s Chevelle, and bought a beefed up powerglide. The 283 first had a single four barrel, which eventually got replaced with a tunnel ram and 2 four barrels. It had headers, and glasspack mufflers which bolted directly onto the header collectors. I also switched to a posi rear end, and installed air shocks, which raised the rear high enough for the fairly low fenders on the Nova to clear the 14" Mickey Thompson L60 rear tires. As the build progressed, it started to become a handful on the street, so at age 19 I bought a 1972 Nova 350/4 speed for a transportation car, and used the '63 Nova strictly for my drag race car. The first Malibu I owned was a 1974 Malibu Laguna 2 door with the plastic front end, and later a 1981 Malibu 2 door.
@Gerald Scott 👆👆
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Enjoyed!! 👍👍
@THROTTLE POWER👆👆👆
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It drives me crazy for each of these videos, I want to grab a broom!
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Another one I would like to have.
I saved it!
Mr. B. Here ! So sad to see a fine and smart looking vehicle rusting away ! No radio , many dads would use vehicles like this just to go to work . The lady of house would have the car with all the bells for that time .
Thank you !
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I had a '66 2-door 300 with a 6 and a glide and optional bumper guards.
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As I've mentioned before, I have a good friend who would snap that car right up without hesitation. As a matter of fact I'd have it myself. Rust and all, to make a drag racer with it.
@Lil Mike👆👆
would be a perfect start to a straight axle gasser--that way a solid, all-there car doesn't get hurt. and this has patina.
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love the Malibu when My late maternal grandmother drove me to school growing up the 2nd car the Cab company she worked for loaned her was a 1997 Malibu the first had been a 1988 Caprice which she didn't like because she'd gotten used to driving smaller mid sized cars she'd driven a used 1984 Buick Skylark for about 1.5 years when I was a toddler then she traded it for a 1990 Toyota Camry which had I not been legally blind I'd have likely learned to drive on the Camry or the 1990 Volvo 760 my dad drove at the time and had I been able to get a car I'd have started with either a Camry Solara XLE V6 convertible or a Chrysler Sebring Convertible my late maternal grandfathers widow drove a Sebring coupe at the time
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Most people these days don't understand that you use to be able to walk into any car dealer and special order just about anything you wanted as long as it was a regular production order item (RPO) in any combination and not have to buy special groups just to get sport mirrors or some such marketing tripe. I bought a new Camaro in 1975 and Chevy had dropped the Z28 that year so I went thru the RPO book and had it built exactly like a Z would have been spec'ed out with 350 four barrel, four speed, positraction, special handling package with heavy duty shocks and front & rear sway bars. I added the rally wheels with front & rear spoilers as well on the basic LT package that gave you the upgraded interior trim and seats. The only thing I couldn't get was the blacked out hood and Z28 decals but I really didn't want that anyway.
Yes, very ala carte back then. Some option packages were "all contented", e.g. the 10th Anniversary Trans Am got you everything as far as Firebird options and then some that weren't available on other Firebirds. In that car's case (I have one), the engine was the only choice. That dictated the transmission (400 Pontiac cars had 4 speed manual Super T10s, the 403 cars had THM350) which then also dictated the rear axle (3.23 for 400, 2.73 for 403) and the 400 didn't get cruise control since GM didn't want to design a servo for a single year as the 400 was going away after 1979. Also, the 400 was not certified for use/sale in California or high-altitude areas. Funny though, Van Nuys, CA did assemble plenty of 400 cars, but they couldn't be sold or registered there. A few slipped through I'm sure.
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The tail lights look like the Australian HD GMH Holden 🇦🇺
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Steve, Have you noticed the vehicles named after American towns these days are mostly built by foreign manufacturers? What would Marshal McCloud think of the VW Taos? Speaking of American towns, I would like to give a shout-out to the workers in Fremont 5:09 who built this Malibu as they also built my car in 2005. 😁
This wasn't made in Fremont, CA. He made an error. It was made in Framingham, MA which closed in 1989. Fremont closed in 1982. Today, Tesla assembles vehicles there.
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Awesome Steve merit up
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So I have a 72 2 door Chevelle Malibu. I traded my 280z for it. It used to be a 307/auto, but it had a .30 over 350 with headers, cam, and a saginaw 4 speed hacked into the floor. Around 1993, the motor swap took place. Not long after, they crashed it into a ditch, killing the left front fender, hood, bumper, grill, maybe the core support is straight enough. But the frame is tweaked, the hood and fender were long gone when I got ahold of it. And it sat with the intake manifold off the motor, for 25 years. It had what was left of a tarp, but it's a boat anchor. A local body guy sold me a non cowl hood for 60$(he said just so somebody will use it) and I have a 09 5.3 I want to use, And a late model automatic. But if the frame won't go straight, and there is already a big hole cut in the floor, it might get clipped with a 2000 olds bravada awd, gain power steering, disc brakes, ect. My measurements say it will work, and since the interior is trashed, set it up like an old dirt track car. An awd Chevelle would definitely be unique.
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Bought my first wife a 67 Malibu for her first car. I don't think she put 300 miles on it the year we had that car. She would drive it to the commissary (I was in the Navy at the time) and back a couple times a month. Sold it to a cousin of mine, he pulled the 6 popper and dropped a 283 into it. His wife drove that car for many years after that.
First wife? do you collect them? must be an expensive hobby.
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I was there a few days ago.
Cool to see the cars that are in the videos but no magazines! lol
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Before musclecar prices shot up after the 1987 stock market crash, this generation of Chevelle was popular at the local cruise nights here in CT. It was just big enough to take a big block without needing the convertable frame support in the Z16 Chevelle, but not as heavy as the 1968 and up. The issue of course was the transmission--powerslides were common to find--and drum brakes all around, both would add to the price of hot rodding the car. Of course 138-code cars were still affordable, but we forget most would be 325-350 hp models (which is why so many 390 Ford owners will say they owned a powerful car--in a small town where Hemis and L72s were rare, they aren't lying to you).
I had a chance to snap one up for $2,000 a decade ago (able to drive home condition) and I had a spare 283 small block I had traded for a ranger pickup bench seat with no tears to put in it in place of the 230 I6 and a junkyard THM400 and a $15 pair of headers and a free Z28 intake manifold. But I was taking care of elderly parents so, I couldn't pick up such a distraction to sit outside in the snow. I should probably consider this, but for all the work, I'd want to do it right and half the fun is picking up a useable car and cleaning out your garage of all the parts you picked up "too cheap to pass up" and get them to work together :)
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I imagine that between the rust, lack of love, and engine swappers, the police package big block Chevelle is a really rare animal…. For that matter, I don’t recall ever seeing any Chevelle police cars, or even any Chevrolet police cars in the area where I grew up until probably the early 80s when my local police department replaced their V-8 Fairmonts (reportedly a huge improvement over previous slant six Volaries) with V-8 Malibus of the era. Then the square body Impalas and Caprices started getting more popular.
Fairmont, Volares as police cars? Where did you live?
@@kenttalsma7906 Yes, they were often police cars in some cities. Watch some old crime footage from back then, and you'll see Volares and some Fairmonts.
In my sleepy home town of West Brookfield, Massachusetts the town replaced the 1974 LTD Police Cruiser - with a single exhaust 460 - with a 1978 Fairmont 4-door in silver. Town police chief John Zabek knew he couldn't chase anything other than a moped and this made local bad man Jim Doherty (and his ratty '69 Super Bee 383 4-speed) very happy! I'm not sure if the West Brookfield police Fairmont was a 200 six or V8. Slow either way. I have no clue where it is now but do recall the 460 LTD was sold for a mere $300 in a "sealed bid" sale. I was 15 and bummed out that I could have afforded the 460 LTD and punished my Dad for not bidding. -Steve Magnante
@@SteveMagnante My friend was an NYPD cop for three years from 1983 to 1986 before transferring to FDNY as a fireman for 36 years and retiring this year. He told me that they mostly ran 318 Gran Furys back then and they were wheezy, slow and had the fuel tank capacity of a moped and the turning radius that was also terrible. They used to remove the AC dash vents so that they could stick the portable radios in there. When they went to the "square body" Caprices things improved in both the ride, acceleration, and handling department, especially when equipped with the 350 V8. Even the 4.3L V6 cars with fuel injection were a bit zippier.
We still joke about this fact, years later. He's since retired to Florida, although I catch up with him every couple of weeks. He keeps trying to get me to go to Barrett-Jackson in Florida. Maybe one day I'll see you there. LOL.
@@SteveMagnante Oh, what you’ll have done with $301….
Love your videos and knowledge, but I don't know how you can write and underline in those vintage books and magazines
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This was my first car I loved that car I paid $1000 for it a lot of money back then and that was 35 years ago I sold that car and a 1972 dodge charger and with that money I moved to California with my sweetheart God I wish I’d kept that car I still have my sweetheart but I miss that car a lot and California isn’t all it’s cracked up to be but that was/is a Great car!
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I owned a 1977 Concours. At that time it was just a fancy Nova.
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The Fremont California Chevy plant makes Tesla's now 🤣
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I love camaros but i would have chosen the Malibu. It has more room but still sporty.
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Enjoy your videos immensely. Growing up my neighbor had a 1966 Beaumont. It said Beaumont right on the rear quarter panels exactly where Malibu appears. I t was a four door hard top and was brown or green (been so long). Any knowledge on that? Always thought that was the Canadian Chevelle.
Yep, I had to Google it though! I never heard of a Beaumont till now. This one’s a Malibu. I bought it and am going to fix it up one day…
also you can order these with the L-79 350hp 327..wolf in sheeps clothing !!
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It has a 307 now must have been swapped years ago
GM had enough volume across the brands and models back then to support all of those "pirating" of sales from each model and brand.
Correct, the VIN always gets the win: 1 for Chevrolet, 36 for Malibu V8, 17 for two door Sport Coupe, 7 for 1967 model year, G for Framingham, MA assembly and the rest is the production sequence. SS cars in 1967 would have a "38" for the 2nd and 3rd digits of the VIN in place of the "36" on this car. The Framingham, MA plant operated from 1947 until 1989 and its' closing was a political duel between then Governor Michael Dukakis and local politician Anthony Colonna. Mr. Colonna refused to sell land that GM wanted to build a new paint and plastics facility and instead wanted a public works building on that property. He prevented the sale of the property and in turn GM turned around and closed Framingham, citing "economic reasons" but also that the "labor climate and other factors". The plant closed on August 1, 1989.
No, there is no "Z" in the VIN, you're confusing that "7" (for 1967 model year) for a "Z". This was built in Framingham, MA, not Fremont, CA. Yes, code "Z" was Fremont, CA assembly aka one of the "Terrible Three" of GM's plants closed in 1982 and eventually became the GM NUMMI plant joint venture with Toyota and today Tesla assembles cars there. The other two of the Terrible Three were Southgate closed in 1982 and Van Nuys, closed in 1992. All three plants were rife with labor problems, alcoholism and drug abuse, with Fremont being the worst of them all. Some Mondays and Fridays there weren't even people to start the line and they had to go to the bar across the street to recruit people to work the line. It was said that "If it's available, you can get it at Fremont". Attendance was taken by counting the alcohol bottles in the parking lot between shifts. One employee was hauled into the foreman's office after it was found he left about 300 front ends loose on purpose. When questioned, he stated he was getting back at the foreman for writing him up previously for drinking on the job.
You mean "2GC" which is a 2G style Rochester with coil type choke. This could be the 2GV with remote choke. The choke style is usually after the carburetor type in Rochester nomenclature. You have to remember in certain years, the SS was an appearance package and could even be had on a six cylinder (although not all that likely).
No tag, can't brag, but some of it can be figured out, no doubt: 67 for 1967 model year, 13617 for two door Malibu V8 Sport Coupe, G or FRA for Framingham, MA assembly, 759 or 762 for black interior trim, possible F for Marina Blue or possible C for Ermine White exterior paint, M for Powerglide two speed automatic transmission among other codes.
This one looks like it received two very cheap repaint jobs. Once green, then blue.
@@suzi_mai "I'll paint any car for $49.95". LOL.
@@googleusergp If I remember correctly the commercial went," I'm Earl Scheib, and I'll paint any car any color for $49.95 no ups no extras."
I've always wondered if he considered masking an up or an extra.
@@kennethsouthard6042 Probably. Back then a paint job really made it go from a hooptie to a second car and gave it life for a long time. A paint job was a major investment on a used car that was 8-10 years old and older.
For those following we know more about this car, as it was saved by YT'er "NeshPro". Here's what we know:
It was originally a 1967 Malibu two door Sport Coupe V8 car. The "36" in the VIN proves it was a V8 car, but it was not an "SS" as noted by Mr. Magnante. It was assembled in Framingham, MA.
NeshPro posted the tag and we now know that is a 1967 (67) on the tag, Malibu Sport Coupe V8 (13617, although some reference say the "36" in the tag does not denote V8, but the "36" in the VIN does), made in Framingham, MA (FRA), made the second week of November 1966 (11B), had a Black imitation vinyl bench seat interior (761-A), and was Capri Cream upper and lower exterior paint (T-T). It had a tinted windshield (W), had a Powerglide two speed automatic (M, RPO code "M35"), and also had a rear antenna (S, RPO code "U73").
The 1967 add in the news paper called the 1967 impala, Chevelle and Camaro “The quick ones”
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I wish the modern Chevrolet Malibu had the front split bench seating and column shifter like this or something more modern like a Buick Century.
For sure! I see the malibus at work that make you wonder why the design has changed so much! I bought the car from this video and got it running see it @neshpro6521
My older brother worked for a company that gave a new GM every other year to the Salesmen. My brother picked the 67 Malibu. He went on a two week vacation and gave me the keys. Which I misplaced the first day. Short time later, the Fuel pump ruptured and filled the crankcase with gas and blew up the engine.
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Never thought of a trailer hitch as kinky, but Steve has been around the car world for a while, so I'll take his word for it. Hope he doesn't use that descriptor at a Barrett Jackson auction......might hurt sale prices......lol.
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Love the junk yard crawl so many good savable parts on them cars there
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The 2 Door Wagon was N/A in 67 .. They were only produced in 64-65..
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That car looks savable.
I actually did buy this car today with plans to save it!
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67 body style, best looking of them all
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Hmmmm, now I wonder if there’s any big block, four door Chevelles out there anywhere. That would be a fun car to find and refurbish.
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